# erotomania
## English
### Etymology

From late 19th century. From Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός (erōtikós, “related to love”), which is from ἔρως (érōs, “passionate or sexual love”); eroto- +‎ -mania.

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -eɪniə

### Noun

erotomania (usually uncountable, plural erotomanias)
* A psychological disorder in which a person has a delusion of a romantic relationship with another person.
** 2021, Megan Nolan, Acts of Desperation‎, Random House, →ISBN:I read a case study of a woman, Patient M, who suffered from erotomania, or De Clerambault syndrome, in upstate New York in the 1970s. […] One July morning, professional acquaintances and friends of the professor were shocked tor receive wedding invitations to the marriage of him and Patient M.
* Excessive sexual inclination or desire.

#### Synonyms

* de Clérambault's syndrome

#### Derived terms

* erotomaniacal

#### Related terms

* erotomane

#### Translations
### References

* James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Erotomania”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume III (D–E), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 274, column 2.

## Finnish
### Etymology

eroto- +‎ -mania

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈerotoˌmɑniɑ/, [ˈe̞ro̞t̪o̞ˌmɑ̝niɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑniɑ
* Hyphenation: eroto‧mania

### Noun

erotomania
* erotomania

#### Usage notes

* In diagnostics this term, together with nymfomania and satyriaasi, has been raplaced with hyperseksuaalisuus (“hypersexuality”)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of erotomania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
erotomaniani
erotomaniani
accusative
nom.
erotomaniani
erotomaniani
gen.
erotomaniani
genitive
erotomaniani
erotomanioideni erotomanioitteni erotomaniaini $^{rare}$
partitive
erotomaniaani
erotomanioitani
inessive
erotomaniassani
erotomanioissani
elative
erotomaniastani
erotomanioistani
illative
erotomaniaani
erotomanioihini
adessive
erotomaniallani
erotomanioillani
ablative
erotomanialtani
erotomanioiltani
allative
erotomanialleni
erotomanioilleni
essive
erotomanianani
erotomanioinani
translative
erotomaniakseni
erotomanioikseni
abessive
erotomaniattani
erotomanioittani
instructive
comitative
—erotomanioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
erotomaniasi
erotomaniasi
accusative
nom.
erotomaniasi
erotomaniasi
gen.
erotomaniasi
genitive
erotomaniasi
erotomanioidesi erotomanioittesi erotomaniaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
erotomaniaasi
erotomanioitasi
inessive
erotomaniassasi
erotomanioissasi
elative
erotomaniastasi
erotomanioistasi
illative
erotomaniaasi
erotomanioihisi
adessive
erotomaniallasi
erotomanioillasi
ablative
erotomanialtasi
erotomanioiltasi
allative
erotomaniallesi
erotomanioillesi
essive
erotomanianasi
erotomanioinasi
translative
erotomaniaksesi
erotomanioiksesi
abessive
erotomaniattasi
erotomanioittasi
instructive
comitative
—erotomanioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
erotomaniamme
erotomaniamme
accusative
nom.
erotomaniamme
erotomaniamme
gen.
erotomaniamme
genitive
erotomaniamme
erotomanioidemme erotomanioittemme erotomaniaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
erotomaniaamme
erotomanioitamme
inessive
erotomaniassamme
erotomanioissamme
elative
erotomaniastamme
erotomanioistamme
illative
erotomaniaamme
erotomanioihimme
adessive
erotomaniallamme
erotomanioillamme
ablative
erotomanialtamme
erotomanioiltamme
allative
erotomaniallemme
erotomanioillemme
essive
erotomanianamme
erotomanioinamme
translative
erotomaniaksemme
erotomanioiksemme
abessive
erotomaniattamme
erotomanioittamme
instructive
comitative
—erotomanioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
erotomanianne
erotomanianne
accusative
nom.
erotomanianne
erotomanianne
gen.
erotomanianne
genitive
erotomanianne
erotomanioidenne erotomanioittenne erotomaniainne $^{rare}$
partitive
erotomaniaanne
erotomanioitanne
inessive
erotomaniassanne
erotomanioissanne
elative
erotomaniastanne
erotomanioistanne
illative
erotomaniaanne
erotomanioihinne
adessive
erotomaniallanne
erotomanioillanne
ablative
erotomanialtanne
erotomanioiltanne
allative
erotomaniallenne
erotomanioillenne
essive
erotomaniananne
erotomanioinanne
translative
erotomaniaksenne
erotomanioiksenne
abessive
erotomaniattanne
erotomanioittanne
instructive
comitative
—erotomanioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
erotomaniansa
erotomaniansa
accusative
nom.
erotomaniansa
erotomaniansa
gen.
erotomaniansa
genitive
erotomaniansa
erotomanioidensa erotomanioittensa erotomaniainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
erotomaniaansa
erotomanioitaan erotomanioitansa
inessive
erotomaniassaan erotomaniassansa
erotomanioissaan erotomanioissansa
elative
erotomaniastaan erotomaniastansa
erotomanioistaan erotomanioistansa
illative
erotomaniaansa
erotomanioihinsa
adessive
erotomaniallaan erotomaniallansa
erotomanioillaan erotomanioillansa
ablative
erotomanialtaan erotomanialtansa
erotomanioiltaan erotomanioiltansa
allative
erotomanialleen erotomaniallensa
erotomanioilleen erotomanioillensa
essive
erotomanianaan erotomanianansa
erotomanioinaan erotomanioinansa
translative
erotomaniakseen erotomaniaksensa
erotomanioikseen erotomanioiksensa
abessive
erotomaniattaan erotomaniattansa
erotomanioittaan erotomanioittansa
instructive
comitative
—erotomanioineen erotomanioinensa :

### Further reading

* “erotomania”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* erotomaani

## Italian
### Etymology

From eroto- +‎ -mania.

### Noun

erotomania f (plural erotomanie)
* erotomania